The Blind Men and the Elephant

Once upon a time, there lived six blind men in a village. One day the villagers told them, “Hey, there is an elephant in the village today. They had no idea what an elephant is. They decided, “Even though we would not be able to see it, let us go and feel it anyway.” All of them went where the elephant was and everyone touched the elephant.

“Hey, the elephant is a pillar,” said the first man who touched his leg.”

In 2011 when the then UON Vice chancellor Prof. George A. Magoha(RIP) denied comrades a bus to go and burry their fellow comrade, Students hijacked a Citi Hoppa bus and took the dead body to the vice chancellor's village in Siaya, ready to burry their slain comrade in the Vice chancellor's rural home.

The VC's mother, Mildred, started crying when they entered the compound wailing songs of freedom and redemption while carrying a coffin. Tension and Pandemonium filled the quiet village as they placed mercy under insufficient supply.

KIPSANG araap TENGECHA: THE GREAT KIPSIGIIS COLONIAL CHIEF.

He was initially court interpreter locally called mtatayat due to his multi linguistics talent. He took over as a Chief from Roronya Senior chief Kipsang araap Tengecha alias Cheborgei was born early 1890s at Masarian village, Belgut in Kericho County. He was the son of Tengecha araap Leel from Kapchemagondeet clan and Tamusok chepo Mososwo. As he grew up he was fast to acquire knowledge and in spite of the

Psychologist Dr. Margaret Thaler Singer spent most of her career studying the psychology of cults and brainwashing. She found that most people enter a cult willingly, without realizing the power it is bound to have over them. Cult leaders are always masters at mind control, they will always convince their victims to separate themselves from society, give up personal possessions and sometimes huge sums of money. They convince people buy into whatever they are promoting.

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Reasons why do female cats scream during mating

It is well observed that a female cat will scream, screech or become very aggressive during or just after mating with the tomcat. When cats mate they caterwaul and it can be quite loud. The reason for this aggressive behaviour is that the tom cat’s penis has little barbs or spines on it. When the penis is inserted the spines lay flat, but when withdrawing the penis, the spines cause a raking action on the female’s cat’s vagina, causing pain, and so the female

THE MEANING OF 'KHA' NUMBER PLATE ON JOMO KENYATTA'S FIRST CAR

Before he became president, it appears that fellow leaders were already aware that Mzee Jomo Kenyatta would be president someday, just by looking at his qualities. According to Lee Njiru, who would later become his secretary of the press, Kenyatta began thrilling Kenyans long before he took over leadership thanks to the mystery that surrounded his life.

While he was equally popular like the likes of Jaramogi Oginga and Daniel Moi,

My kalenjin sisters are raised to trust people. They have grown up seeing their mothers feed hungry strangers and passers by. Even a mad man walking into a kalenjin compound will get food. They have

#KalenjinTwitter been raised to respect men and regard every man the age of their father as a father. And kalenjin men are equaly raised to place women and children in same category as "children". Sometime our woke girls hate to be reffered to as such. They feel demeaned and belittled. But wait

Gen Opande: The General Who Never Became A General

Lieutenant General Daniel Ishamel Opande is widely regarded as a 'general' though he never actually made it from Lieutenant General to full General rank.

By 2000, he was Kenya's Vice Chief of the military when he was 'controversially' appointed to lead the United Nations peace keeping efforts as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).

His new duty at Sierra Leonne effectively meant that he was now out of the race to succeed Gen Tonje, paving the way for

LIEUTENANT GENERAL (Rtd) DANIEL ISHMAEL OPANDE

After my thread yesterday about the story of General Daudi Chepkonga Tonje, many requested for Lieutenant General Opamde's story

Disclaimer: this is entirely the work of Kenyan Truth Teller (@TruthTellerKE) Lieutenant General (Rtd) Daniel Ishmael Opande: Globally Feted, Legendary KDF Peacekeeper Who Flew Kenya’s Flag High

Some time late last year, Kenya Defence Forces troops embarked on a peacekeeping mission in DRC aimed at neutralizing the M23 and other rebel groups.

GENERAL( Rtd) DAUDI RERIMOOI CHEPKONGA TONJE

"An Officer And A Gentleman"

Few individuals in Kenya are often remembered with awe and respect a quarter a century since they retired.

One Kenyan soldier who fits this bill well is General (Rtd) Daudi Rerimooi Tonje.
In 1996, the appointment of General Daudi Tonje as Chief Of General Staff, was met with the usual Kenyan whispers.After all,he was a Tugen, just like Moi, and was said to have married the President's sister. Also,he had been promoted four times to become General in just under three years.

Iconic Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe (Full Name: Albert Chinualumogu Achebe) (1930-2013) is widely regarded as the founding father of African fiction. His first novel, 'Things Fall Apart', written originally in English and first published in 1958, is regarded as a classic of world literature. The novel has been translated in 45 languages and sold more than ten million copies. He also wrote short stories and essays. He also taught English in Nigeria and United States.

His other notable works are 'A Man of the People', 'Anthills of the

GARISSA UNIVERSITY ATTACK ORDEAL EIGHT YEARS LATER

On 2 April 2015, four gunmen stormed Kenya's Garissa University College and began firing indiscriminately. At the end of the ordeal, 147 victims lay dead; two soldiers, three staff and 142 students.

#147NotJustANumber The world reacted in utter horror. The Al-shabaab militants took credit for this heinous attack with demands that Kenyan Forces leave Somalia.

Today marks eight year since this attack - the second deadliest on Kenyan soil. While the scars of the family, friends and relatives

ASSASSINATION FR JOHN KAISER

On Christmas Eve 1994,the Moi government was forcibly closing down a displacement camp in Maela,Ngong

One man was not going to watch this happen and protested bitterly,which lead to his arrest,beating and release into the bush by the Kenya police Father John Kaiser, an American, had been based in Kisii and had only been in the Ngong Diocese for slightly more than one year. Following this incident, Kaiser was transferred to Lolgorian Parish.

UNSOLVED MOI-ERA MURDERS THAT OFFICIALS CALLED SUICIDE

JULIE WARD

In February 1988, wildlife photographer Julie Ward, 28, left her home in Suffolk for a seven-month trip.

On September 7, 1988, Julie disappeared from her campsite at the Masai Mara game reserve. Her charred and mutilated body was found near the campsite on September 13, 1988. Kenyan authorities initially claiming she had committed suicide or been killed by wild animals.
Julie was raped and hacked to death, the body doused in petrol and burned but Kenya refused to

PRESIDENT RUTO'S NEXT CHIEF OF DEFENCE HEADACHE

The current set up of the Kenya Defence Forces strategically places Vice Chief of Defence Forces Lt Gen Francis Ogolla and Director General of Nairobi Metropolitan Services Lt Gen Mohammed Badi as the first in line to become the next Chief of Defence Forces.

In what seems to be a litmus test for President and CIC William Ruto, the two gentlemen do not go well with him, if what has happened in the recent past is what to go by.

When the Nairobi Metropolitan Service was created by the former president

PATRICK SHAW :The Cop Who Was Dreaded By Thugs In Nairobi

In my thread yesterday about John Kiriamiti, I mentioned Patrick Shaw as a police boss. I wish to clarify that he was a police reservist. But who was this Patrick Shaw? He was a Kenyan civil servant, school administrator and senior police reservist. He is best remembered for his crime fighting activities and as a first responder to all emergencies in Nairobi. Shaw was born in London in 1936.

"ACROSS THE BRIDGE"
Before I met Caroline, I had never dreamt of achieving anything beyond a bicycle and probably a tin-roofed slum. Now I was thinking of cars, bungalows, servants and whatever else Caroline missed by changing sides. But for a poor house-boy who has fallen in love with the beautiful daughter of his civil-servant master,the path to riches is not easy. In desperation Chuma moves from petty crime to a world of gangsters. It is only after much heartache on both sides that the two lovers are

THE DAY EX CRIMINAL JOHN KIRIAMITI ROBBED A BANK AT GUNPOINT IN FRONT Of PRESIDENTIAL CONVOY SITTING POLICE DOWN LIKE CHILDREN

Bank robberies were at the peak in the 90's whereby Peugeot used to be the Subaru of those days. One brave bank robber was the legendary John Kiriamiti who has reformed.

John Kiriamiti used to do the unexpected, a good example was when he led a team of thieves to rob a bank in front of Presidential convoy. This took place in Naivasha whereby John Kiriamiti and associates had planned to execute a robbery the same morning

Nicholas Kipyator Kiprono arap Biwott was a Kenyan businessman,politician who also served as a Civil servant,Member of Parliament and Govt Minister holding very powerful and senior Ministerial positions during the Presidency of Daniel Moi He was christened as the "Total Man" because he was at the epicenter of power he was the man one would not afford to crossing the Moi Govt.Anyone who did was sacked.

Total man was mysterious and paranoid to be around,he changed vehicles upto 10 times in a day.

ROBERT OUKO MURDER AND THEN GOVERNMENT FRUSTRATING A BID TO UNMASK THE TRUTH

On the morning of Tuesday, February 13, 1990, Kenyans were thrown into shock with the shooting of Foreign Affairs and International Relations Minister Robert Ouko. His murder remains one of the unsolved high-profile killings linked to politics that occurred during Moi’s reign.

It is recorded in the country’s history as the only political assassination since that of JM Kariuki in 1975.

The History Of Unrest In The North Rift

For years, the North Rift has been the hotspot of insecurity.

Countless reports of community clashes resulting in casualties, cattle rustling and attacks on security forces. Bringing peace to the restive region has been the elusive task of every administration to date.

We take you back to some chilling attacks and the interventions by government to silence the guns:

At least 42 police officers and police reservists lost their lives in 2012 during a security operation in Suguta valley, now famously known as